The miRNA-mediated post-transcriptional regulation of maize response to nitrate

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 822-826

  Trevisan, Sara ^a   Begheldo, Maura ^a   Nonis, Alberto ^a   Quaggiotti, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ISH; miRNAs; Nitrate sensing; Nutritional stress

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863796327     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.20462     Document Type: Article

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